Videos & Podcasts 2022

"Claudia Goldin on the gender pay gap"

In this 20-minute "bite," faculty member Claudia Goldin explains that the gender pay gap is not static... it widens and narrows depending on such factors as age, having children, and by workforce sector.

"David Cutler on Cities After the Pandemic"

According to faculty member David Cutler, "we’re only as healthy as the least healthy parts of our cities," and he emphasizes the importance of public health to keep economies healthy as well.

"Job gains for people with disabilities are outpacing those for other groups, thanks to telework"

Faculty member Nicole Maestas discusses how the pandemic was different for people with disabilities when it comes to their employment patterns and trajectories.

HCPDS Book Launch Event in Cambridge, MA

On October 6, HCPDS held a special Social Demography Seminar that celebrated the launch of the book with a discussion between the co-editors Lisa Berkman and Beth Truesdale.

"Hourly and gig workers have it worse than we thought—and why that matters for us all"

Tune in to this Harvard Kennedy School PolicyCast with faculty member Daniel Schneider in which he shares insights from The Shift Project on how the pandemic has exposed the plight of hourly service workers.

Book Launch for "Overtime" at Brookings Institution

Beth Truesdale, co-editor of the volume "Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer," shares some background and take-aways from the project, and co-editor Lisa Berkman moderates a panel discussion inspired by the findings of the nearly 30 contributors to this volume.

Anna Grummon on why “new alcohol warning labels should be a research and policy priority”

Recent Bell Fellow Anna Grummon is interviewed in this piece for Fox25 News.

Lisa Berkman discusses the future of work for older workers

In this Longevity Dividend interview at the Health, Ageing and Longevity Conference in London, Lisa Berkman, PhD, co-editor of the new book "Overtime: America's Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer," discusses themes and findings shared in the book.

What can be done to better support incoming refugees in the U.S.?

Our Bell Fellow Nicole Kreisberg discusses refugee resettlement efforts in this No Jargon podcast presented by Scholars Strategy Network.

"Monk Skin Tone Scale Aims to Make Tech More Inclusive"

Faculty Member Ellis Monk has refined a skin tone scale to better reflect a wider range of people's skin tones, and it's informing AI.

"Uncovering the Facts Behind Unretirement"

Former Sloan Fellow on Aging & Work Beth Truesdale speaks with NPR about the truth to the "great unretirement" trend.

Who will care for aging baby boomers?

The Center on Children and Families at Brookings held a webinar that explores this question, and our Visiting Scientist Delia Furtado spoke on the panel.

Findings suggest public policies could mitigate poverty's negative impact on children's brains

Former postdoctoral fellow Kate McLaughlin talks with WBUR about the 40% difference in brain size she and her colleagues found between low-income children living in states with generous benefits vs. states with a weaker social safety net.

Is immigration the answer to increasing the quality & quantity of elder care providers?

Visiting Scientist Delia Furtado shares her ideas with NPR about what could help shore up the elder care industry that is suffering from a lack of health care providers.